So, I'm back from Israel. It was seriously amazing. My co-staffer was a girl named Lauren who is really great. We hit it off right away and I know we'll be friends for a long while.
On our first day we went to Jerusalem straight away to go visit Yad V'Shem, the holocaust museum. It was pretty heavy for just getting off a 14 hour plane ride, but it helped to create a foundation for them about why they're here, why the state of Israel exists. We went to Masada
, then Ein Gedi, then the dead sea.
Then we went to Tel Aviv, and the north. We stayed on a Christian Kibbutz, the only one in the world, so they claim. It was nice, we got to stay put for 4 days, we were there for Shabbat, plus we got an extra holiday, Shavuot. On sunday we went to Sfat, it was really calming. I bought some nice things there. We met an artist there, and then I bought one of his pieces. It's really the best when you meet the guy who made the art. I love that.
In the short 10 days, we really did become a family. We learned together, traveled together, cried together and laughed together. It was really fun and I'm so thankful to have gone. Taglit-birthright is AMAZING! I hope to staff another trip soon.
